SQL Query to show nearest date?

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to write a MySQL query that will return the closest 3 events in terms of date.

This is my table:

EVENT_ID    EVENT_NAME         


        

Answer 1

I suppose this is what you'd be looking for. It's similar to everyone elses responses aswell.

SELECT EVENT_ID FROM TABLE WHERE EVENT_START_DATE > NOW() ORDER BY ABS(DATEDIFF(EVENT_START_DATE, NOW())) ASC LIMIT 3